Header disk mounting



March 3, 1953 F. E. STAG 2, 30,124

HEADER DISK MOUNTING 7 Filed May 21, 1948 INVENTOR FREDERICK E. STAG g gm ATTORNEY Patented Mar. 3, 1953 UNITED STATES "PATENT OFFICE HEADER DISK MOUNTING Frederick E. Stag, Brooklyn, N. Y.., assignorto International Cigar Machinery Company, acprp ra i0n of Newfl sey Applicatipn May 21, 1948 Serial No. 28,347

Thisinvention relates to cigar machines, more g-particularly to improvements in the mounting of the 'header disk thereof.

O ne of the main objects of thisdnvention is to provide horizontal and/or vertical adjustment of theheaderdisk to position the same in various positions required by different shapes of the head ends of the cigars being operated on, or :by different operating conditions.

Heretoforezthe header disk was supported by an arm .mounteld on a stud carried by a lever operated to move the header disk into operative position to apply'the flag end of -a wrapper to the head end of a :cigar bunch. This stud *extends transversely of said cigar wherefore said arm may be adjusted thereon with the header .LdiSk to accommodate difierent shapes of cigar heads, butnthe header disk cannot be adjusted to engage the flag end of the wrapper higher a or lower on the head of the cigar as required for different operating conditions.

With the particular embodiments of my invention illustrated herein the header disk may be adjusted to engage the flag end of the wrapper higher or lower on the head of the cigar as required for different operating conditions.

In the accompanying drawings which form a part of this specification:

'Fig. l is'a side elevation of a header disk-mounting' embodying my invention, the relative position of the header block being shown in dotand-dash lines;

Fig. '2 is "a similar view of a modified form of my header disk mountin'g;

3 is'an end elevation of the header disk mounting 'shownin Fig. 1; and

Fig. 4-is a partial plan view of the header block portion ofa cigar wrapping mechanism provided with the header disk mounting shown in Figs.

1 and 3.

'Whilethe invention is susceptible of various modification and alternative constructions, it is here shown in the drawings and will hereinafterbe described in a preferred-embodiment. However, 'itis not intended that the invention ie to be limited thereby to the specific construction disclosed, but-it is intended to-cover all mod- -'-ifications and alternative constructions falling withinthe spiritand scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Referring now to Figs. 1 andief the drawxings, it will *be observed that there is "shown -thereina header block! 0 which 'is supported on 'a frame 1 5 whichis -fragmentarily shown in "Fig.

74. .The const uctio or th hc d rih ock includes a stud Hi3 clamped in t l e transmit/1.6.0 Ahead 3 .5 Claims. (Ql.,131--93) and frame [5 is fully discloseddn .thewDurning Patents 2,369,777 and 2,290,171.

be similarly supported bybrackets corresponding to brackets All ofsai'd patent and by brackets (not shown) corresponding :to the :brackets 39 of said patent and connected to brackets z lfl by tie rods ll. The brackets supporting J-the upper rollers 35 and .36 are pivoted ontheendsof the rollers '31 and 38 and supported in a manner fully described insaid -Durning Patent 2,290,171. Suitable mechanism for opening and closing .the rollers to admit therebetween .the-cigar bunch to be wrapped and -to permit the cigar C :50 pro-- duced to be removed is shown in said-Patent 2,290,171. Suitablegearing for driving the rollers and thereby revolving the cigar bunch'wvh'ile the wrapper is being spirally wound thereon is fully described in the I-Ialstead Patent 1,915,277.

The tuck end of the wrapper :is initially applied to the tuck end of the cigar bunch by a tuck needle (not shown) fully-disclosed in saidPatent 2,290,171 while the cigar bunch is being revolved by the rollers. The-continued rotation of :the rollerswinds the wrapperspirallyabout the cigar bunch and the flag end of the wrapper (not shown) is slit by mechanism fully described in 'Durning Patent 2,369,777.

At this time'the header disk cone Ml ;is -rapidly moved by its mounting, which-will be presently described, into a position wherein itengages the flag end of the wrapper and app ies it to -the'head end of cigar C while the same is supported and revolvedinthe header block I 0. ;-In this manner the flag end of the wrapper will beproperly appliedtothe head end of cigarbunch. For -this purpose the header cone-141 L is revolubly-m ountedin --a conventional manner ;on a shank [Ma clamped in the split end ofarm -l42'-by-a screw 142a. ArmJl-Z -is mounted on a-lever "Mlby a device which will :be presently described. Lever 444 is provided-with a split hub which is clamped by a screw Minn ashaft-li lfi supported-:in a-boss M! of ,frame 15.

d vic lfmuqomiec ins armlll; Ltd-le er J 44 be secured on or formed integrally with stud I43, has an inner arcuate face in which i formed a groove I64. The arm I42 has an arcuate face which fits the inner arcuate face of head IE2 and is provided with a tongue I56 which fits the groove I64. A screw I 68 extending through a slot 279 formed in head I52 is threaded into arm I42 to retain the same when it is adjusted vertically relative to head I62, as indicated by the arrows in Fig. l, to the various positions indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1. Thus the header cone I M will engage the flag end of the wrapper higher or lower on the head end of the cigar during the application thereof to the cigar bunch and cause the flag end to beapplied smoothly according to the contour of the head end.

Moreover, upon unloosening the screw I85), the header cone I4! may be turned with arm I42 and head I62 about an axis extending transversely of cigar C to fit different shapes of head ends of cigars which are to be operated on; It will be understood that different shapes of head ends will require replacement of header block It? by a header block fitting the particular shape of head end. Thus the header cone I4I may be adjusted relative to lever I44 in either direction indicated by the arrows in Fig. 3 to various positions, at either side of its initial position, which are indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 3. Since the curvature of the inner radial face of head It? is concentric with the tip of header ccne I4I, and the axis of stud I43 passes through the same, these adjustments of the header cone will not displace its tip from the position required during the operation thereof on the head end of the cigar C.

The shaft I46 may be turned by suitable mechanism such as shown in the Burning Patent 2,369,777, or the Halstead Patent 1,915,277, to engage the header cone II with the head end of cigar C during the application of the wrapper thereto, and then return the header cone to inoperative position.

Referring now to Fig. 2 wherein a preferred form of my header disk mounting is illustrated. The header disk MI is revolubly mounted on a shank secured to one end of its supporting arm 242 in the same manner as header disk MI. The split portion of arm 242 at its other end is clamped on a stud 243 by a screw 260. A lever 244 has a split hub, which is clamped by a screw 245 on the shaft I46 after the arm I44 has been removed therefrom. A socket formed in the upper end of lever 244 has an unthreaded portion 264 in which is located a ball head 266 which is formed on the stud 243. Seat 252 formed in lever 244 completes the socket to retain ball head 266. This socket also has a threaded portion 268 into which is threaded a plug 270. Plug 2H3 engages the ball head 266 of stud 243 and thereby retain the arm 2:42 and header disk 24I in position to permit the latter to engage the head end of the cigar on header block I!) and thereby apply the flag end of the wrapper thereto in the same manner as described in connection with Figs. 1 and 4.

Upon unloosening plug 270 the arm 242 may be turned either about an axis transverse to the cigar or an axis parallel thereto, or both, to various positions of the header disk required for proper application of the flag end of the wrapper. With this construction also the header disk may be adjusted to engage the flag end of the wrapper higher or lower on the head end of the cigar to apply the flag end, as required for different conditions of operation.

The seat 262 is sufficient to retain the ball head 286 but allows movement of the shank of stud 243. Thus vertical adjustment of the header disk MI by rotation at 266 in the directions indicated by the arrows in Fig. 2, as well as rotational adjustment of the header disk around the longitudinal axis of stud 243. This latter adjustment varies the angle of the disk without disturbing the locus of its apex.

What is claimed is:

1. In a cigar machine header mechanism having a header block adapted to support the head end of a cigar to which the flag end of a wrapper is to be applied and a shaft adapted to be turned to and fro, the combination with a lever mounted on said shaft, of an arm, a device connecting said arm to said lever, and a header disk mounted on one end of said arm and arranged to engage the head end of a cigar on said header block and apply the flag end of a wrapper thereto, said device including a connecting member having one end thereof secured in the other end of said arm, a ball-shaped portion on the other end of said connecting member, said lever having a socket enclosing and closely fitting said ball-shaped portion whereby the second-mentioned end of said arm may be adjusted universally relative to said lever to accommodate different shapes of cigar heads on said header or cause said header disk to engage a higher or lower portion of the head end of said cigar, as required for different operating conditions, and means for retaining said arm in any particular position to which it may be adjusted relative to said lever.

2. In a cigar machine header mechanism having a header block adapted to support the head end of a cigar to which the flag end of a wrap per is to be applied and a shaft adapted to be turned to and fro, the combination with a lever mounted on said shaft, of an arm, a device connecting said arm to said lever, and a conical header disk mounted on said arm and arranged to engage the head end of a cigar on said header block and apply the flag end of a wrapper thereto, said device including a head, said head being pivotally mounted on said lever for adjustment about an axis extending transversely of said cigar and intersecting the tip of said header disk and having an upwardly extending arcuate face concentric with the tip of said header disk, said arm having an arcuate face fitting the arcuate face on said head, and means for securing said arm to said head with their arcuate faces fitting each other whereby said arm may be adjusted upwardly or downwardly relative to said head without displacing the tip of said header disk to cause the header disk to engage the flag end of a wrapper higher or lower on the head end of the cigar to which the wrapper is being applied.

3. A header disk mounting comprising a supporting member adapted to be secured on a shaft, an arm, a device connecting said arm to said member, and a conical header disk mounted on one end of said arm and adapted to engage the head end of a cigar and apply the flag end of a Wrapper thereto, said device including a connecting member having one end thereof secured in the other end of said arm, a ball-shaped portion on the other end of said connecting member, said supporting member having a socket enclosing and closely fitting said ballshaped portion whereby said secondmentioned end of said arm may be adjusted horizontally or vertically relative to said supporting member, and means for retaining said arm in any particular position to which it may be adjusted relative to said supporting member.

4. A header disk mounting comprising a supporting member adapted to be secured on a shaft, an arm, a device connecting said arm to said member, and a conical header disk mounted on said arm and adapted to engage the head end of a cigar and apply the flag end of a wrapper thereto, said device including a head, said head being pivotally mounted on said member for adjustment about an axis extending transversely of said cigar and intersecting the tip of said header disk and having an upwardly extending arcuate face concentric with the tip of said header disk, said arm being provided with an arcuate face fitting the arcuate face on said head, and means for securing said arm to said head with their arcuate faces fitting each other whereby said arm may be adjusted horizontally relative to said member and upwardly relative to said head without displacing the tip of said header disk.

5. In a cigar machine a header mechanism having a header block adapted to support the head end of a cigar to which the flag. end of a wrapper is to be applied, a shaft adapted to be turned to and fro, a lever secured to said shaft, a sup port rotatably mounted within said lever, means for holding said support in various adjusted po- ,efiected in an arc with the said apex as the ap-- proximate center thereof.

FREDERICK STAG.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 807,857 Palmenberg Dec. 19, 1905 1,863,343 Kunkle June 14, 1932 1,915,277 Halstead June 27, 1933 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 9,482 Great Britain of 1914 744,202 France Jan. 21, 1933 

